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| Silver and turquoise pendant with silver chain Photo by Venaya Yazzie 2015 |
Sunday is always a good day for me to catch up with life. Today has been good to me, as I have been able to sift through some of my newly acquired jewelry items. Such items were acquired over the span of a few months, and many of my jewelry pieces were 'gifted' to me during the holiday season.
This pendant pictured is one that I was given by a wonderful friend of mine during the new year. From the first look I this pendant has become my favored piece of jewelry, and I have worn it nearly everyday since I got. The stone itself is a beautiful color of azure and has a good matrix through it. I adore the way the turquoise stone is cut into a rectangle, and it is flat it sits nicely upon my lower neck region.
This jewelry piece represents the most respectful extension of Indigenous friendship, or I could say Indigenous 'sisterhood.' For, I was given the opportunity to sew regalia for a good friend, and this pendant of given as an extension of her thankfulness and appreciation for my efforts. I believe we will both wear our Indigenous cultural items with happiness as we think of our friendship.
